Cord-retainer.



No. 65;?,825 Patented Sept. Il, |900. S. KENYUN. CORD RETAINER.

l (Applicatiun led Apt. 3, 1900.)

(No Mudel SAMUEL KENYON, OF DONCASTER, ENGLAND.

CORD-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 657,825, dated September l1, 1900.

Application filed April 3, 1900. Serial No. 11,345. (No model.)

- To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, SAMUEL KENYON, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Doncaster, England, have invented certain Improvements in Cord-Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in cord-ret-ainers for shades, awnings, covers, &c., where it is desired to secure the cord without tying a knot. This object I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved cord-retainer- Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is a sectional View. Fig. 4L is a View of a modification, and Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the retainer is made.

A is a metallic plate, made as shown in Fig. 5, having a central portion a and ears a,which extend on each side of the central portion and by which the plate is secured to a foundation. Extending from one side of the plate is a long strip A. The post B is secured to the central portion of lthe plate by screwsb b, (clearly illustrated in Fig. 3,) and this post is preferably provided with a head b/,although this head'is not essential. The plate A is made of a suitable metal that can be coiled around the post, asin Figs. l and 2, and which will form a spring when coiled. I preferably coil the strip around the post, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the coils being slightly set at an angle. The metal being flat, as shown, gives an extended frictional surface, and the space between the coils is of less width than the diameter of the cord or rope to be secured, so that a certain amount of pressure will be required to force the cord into the space between the coils of the plate, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to expand the spring thus formed and cause the metal to bind tightly upon the cord, and as the cord is wrapped around the post two or three times the coils hold the cord tightly and prevent it from slipping. Thus it will be seen that I make a very simple and compact fastening for securing the free ends of cords without forming a knot.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modiiication ofthe invention in which the post forms part of the base B', and this base is slotted at c, the slot being in the form of a right angle, and the spring-strip is a separate piece from the base and is coiled around the post, and one end is secured in the slot c. By making the slot angular it is impossible to remove the metallic strip when once in place without rst de- Taching it from the base. Projecting from the base in this instance is a spike d, which can be driven into a wood frame, or a bolt may be secured to the base and either screwed into an iron frame or passed through a frame and secured by means of the nut on the opposite side of the frame. By securing the coiled metal strip at one end and having it free at the opposite end I can adjust the strip so that it will accommodate cords of different diameters.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination in a cord-retainer, of a post, a flexible strip coiled around the post, bearing thereon throughout its length and secured so that it is prevented from turning, said post extending through the coil and forming the bottom of the groove for retaining the cord, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a cord-retainer, of a post,forming the support for the cord,a springstrip coiled around the post, said strip being secured at one end and free at the opposite end, so as to yield when a cord is wrapped around the post between the coils of the strip, said post having the shape of the space inclosed by the coiled strip and filling said space, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a post, a flat strip of metal coiled on its edge around the post and secured at one end, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a post, a flat strip of metal coiled around the post and said strip being coiled on its edge, the coils being inclined from a perpendicular to the cylindrical surface of the post and secured at one end, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a base-plate having a narrow extension, and a post secured to the base-plate, the saidnextension being coiled around the post, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a base-plate,a headed post secured to the base-plate, projections on 4each side of the base-plate by which it is secured to a suitable fastening, and a narrow flat extension on the base-plate coiled around 5 the post between the base-plate and the head,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my SAMUEL KEN YON.

Witnesses:

WM. RocKETT, L. J BLACKBURN. 

